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[Imported dracunculiasis: four cases confirmed in the south of Algeria].
[dracunculiasis]
The
authors
report
for
the
first
time
,
in
the
south
of
Algeria
,
four
imported
cases
of
dracunculiasis
in
Malian
Touaregs
.
The
patients
came
from
Mali
.
They
remained
two
months
in
Tamanrasset
before
settling
in
Illizi
where
they
have
been
working
illegally
for
more
than
nine
months
.
In
August
2007
,
because
of
infected
lesions
appearing
on
their
legs
a
month
earlier
,
the
patients
decided
to
go
to
the
Illizi
hospital
for
treatment
The
diagnosis
of
dracunculiasis
was
made
by
direct
observation
of
worms
emerging
from
lesions
and
by
microscopic
examination
of
larvae
.
The
patients
were
then
isolated
and
treated
.
The
Ministry
of
Health
immediately
took
measures
to
avoid
local
transmission
of
the
disease
,
never
seen
in
the
region
.
The
measures
consisted
in
increasing
awareness
campaign
among
medical
and
paramedical
staff
about
dracunculiasis
and
in
pointing
out
the
importance
of
detection
of
new
cases
among
nomadic
populations
.
The
risk
of
emergence
of
a
new
dracunculiasis
indigenous
focus
in
the
south
of
Algeria
should
be
seriously
considered
,
especially
as
the
number
of
immigrants
from
endemic
countries
is
increasing
considerably
